Rappler's latest stories on rice supply in the Philippines
Negros Occidental asks NFA to augment its rice supply amid shortage fears
The province in Western Visayas is also eyeing more rice imports from Vietnam, Myanmar, and Thailand to address temporary shortage in the months of June and July
MinDA moves to speed up rice production amid shortage fears
Amid rice shortage fears due to coronavirus, Mindanao Development Authority Secretary Emmanuel Piñol proposes a farming method that cuts production period but yields a third of farmers' usual harvest
Agriculture department 'floods' market with cheap, imported NFA rice
Agriculture Secretary William Dar leads the unloading of NFA rice in Commonwealth Market in Quezn City, which will be sold at P27 per kilo
What you can do to help Filipino rice farmers
Groups urge Filipinos to buy local rice and support Filipino farmers as they feel the severe effects of the rice tariffication law
NFA has 4.5 million bags of imported rice left unsold
Senator Imee Marcos urges the National Food Authority to sell its rice stock to earn revenues that may be used to buy more palay from locals
Rice imports undervalued? 'That's BOC's problem,' says Cynthia Villar
Senator Cynthia Villar says the problem isn't in the rice tariffication law which she authored
Rice stocks increase to 2.598 million MT in June 2019
The Philippines' rice stocks as of June 1 are deemed sufficient for 81 days
Rice stocks hit 2.63 million metric tons in April 2019
Household stocks still contribute the biggest share to the Philippines' total rice inventory despite a 14.4% drop from a year ago
Rice inventory up in February 2019 from a year ago
Rice stocks grow by 19.24% in February 2019 compared to the same month in 2018
A Staple Problem? History of rice crisis in the Philippines
While the Philippines is known for its agricultural lands, the country continues to face recurring rice crises over the years
[ANALYSIS] How rough was 2018 for the PH economy?
All in all, there’s a sense that the Duterte government brought about needless economic hardships to the Filipino people in 2018
FAST FACTS: Rice prices in the Philippines
A kilo of rice costs almost P50, and even P66 in Sulu, as of the 4th week of September 2018
[OPINION] With rice tariffication, what happens to food security?
Philippine agricultural performance from 1995 to the present has been dismal, if not catastrophic
After Piñol slams rice imports, PH to import 1 million MT of rice in 2019
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol previously said the Philippines would have a rice problem if the country relied on imports to meet demand for the staple
NFA declares Thai rice shipment in Albay 'bukbok-free'
NFA-Bicol director Henry Tristeza leads a taste test of the fumigated rice which will be distributed all over Bicol region
House probe sought into NFA’s alleged misuse of rice funds
The Makabayan bloc also wants the House agriculture and food committee to probe the NFA’s failure to procure 124,969 metric tons of rice in 2017
'Fumigate the bigger pests' in rice crisis: hoarders, price speculators
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya suggests ways to address the ongoing rice crisis
NFA chief faces graft complaint for misusing rice funds
(UPDATED) The National Food Authority denies there was diversion of funds, saying that the money of the agency is 'in good hands'
Taming rice prices: What lawmakers, experts say
Putting a cap on prices may sound like a good idea, but it may actually lead to a rice shortage
Makabayan bloc wants House probe into Zamboanga City rice crisis
The left-leaning legislators argue the state of calamity declared in Zamboanga City over soaring rice prices is a 'microcosm of the instability of food security in the country'
[ANALYSIS] Filipinos don’t deserve fumigated nor weevil-infested rice
(UPDATED) Why this burgeoning rice crisis? I argue that government is wholly to blame.
PH still gunning for rice self-sufficiency despite Duterte remarks
The Department of Agriculture has not been asked to scrap its rice self-sufficiency targets, says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
Lower rice prices starting June – NFA
The average price of commercial rice is now at P40 to P43 per kilo, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority
[OPINION] The alarming depletion of NFA rice under Duterte’s watch
Now we’ve run out of subsidized rice – the first time this has happened since NFA’s creation in 1972, or in nearly 50 years
